Warren Marshall
Valuation after Renos with few comparisons on the market - CANADA
Trying to evaluate the market value of an apartment unit after the renovation is complete, however there aren't many comparisons in the area. Does anyone have a good strategy for making sure an evaluation is accurate....
Adam Craig
Tips on setting thermostat to reduce heat bills on rehabs.
Now that I have 6-10 Gas utility accounts at any given time from rehabs or vacancy, I am trying to be more economical with the heat settings this winter.Turning the heat off is not an option on most because water in t...
Stefan Forsberg
Repair or demolish/rebuild?
Just a quick question for you seasoned rehabbers and flippers. Certain neighborhoods here in the Dallas area have houses listed for below 15K, they are in pretty bad shape for the most part a complete gut job. The lay...
Everett Munroe
Buying First Property
I finally have my LLC formed and ready to move forward in the process to buying my first rental property. When I close on this property should I put it directly under my LLC or put the property in a land trust owned b...
Richard Warren
Not So Fast On The Toxic Assets Plan
The stock market was absolutely giddy after the release of the Obama administration’s plan for toxic assets. However, not everyone is drinking the Kool Aid. Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize winning NY Times columnist...
Benjamin Latusek
Adding Investment to Profile: 13 units in Des Moines
Investment Info:
Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $925,000
Cash invested: $200,000
13 Unit Multifamily property in the Waveland neighborhood of Des Moines, Iow...
Bienes Raices
AC problem again-- what to do now
I've posted before about this problem--now it appears to be back.
My old tenants complained repeatedly that the house was getting too hot. It has a Goodman air handler inside and a heat pump outside. The AC guy came ...
Ralph Stowe
Converting an old assisting Living facility to a 16 plex?
I took a detour to work this morning and rolled past an old run down building for sale and figured, "Hey, that could be a cool 16 plex!" I found out through my realtor friend, it was once valued at $1.1 million, it ...
Suraj Guptha
WA State - Building Prefab/Cabin in Scenic plot
I see many vacant plots of land with views of the water around the Seattle area like in Island County or San Juan county. My goal is to build a prefab home/ cabin/ container home there and rent it out as an airbnb. My...
Chris Seveney
Why I Love Real Estate: The Adventures of Finding Buried Bodies
Real estate for me is always filled with new problem-solving opportunities. I do not think this topic has been discussed here on BP so let me throw it out there - lets talk about finding the buried bodies.
Let me ta...